Puncturing the received wisdom that Sly fell apart musically immediately after the seminal "Theres A Riot Goin On", this 1973 offering still seems surprisingly (wait for it!) fresh - even the cover photo of Mr Stone decked out in black leather and studs looks more redolent of punk than the fag-end of the hippy era. Good bits include "If You Want Me To Stay" and "Let Me Have It All", later covered by Mercury Rev and Simply Red respectively, and a faintly bizarre (in concept if not in execution) cover of "Que Sera Sera". Not the first Sly Stone album you should buy, but dont ignore it if you should see it cheap (like what I did!)